Actually Cluin, my reasons for contributing to this thread are exactly the same as the reasons other people who want to see this forum remain an open one for people with an interest in folk music to enjoy a free exchange of ideas, are contributing. I'm hoping to effect change all right. But it isn't to "force" Max to censor my posts. I'm posting so that Joe doesn't start censoring a lot of people's political posts.

I have no control over whether or not I'm blocked from this site. That is a decision made by the powers that be. What I'm trying to do is make the process a bit more transparent, because it seems to me that a lot of people are going to be happy to see posters they don't like censored. So like I said before, anyone who thinks that will end with me, is crazy.

It's a damn slippery slope, censorship.

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You're absolutely right. And it's a slope I don't want to slide on. Start using a name, follow the policy on cut-and-paste articles, and maybe start thinking before you post. If your posts have more thought, fewer words, and a name, people might even start to respect what you have to say. People don't object to the content of your posts - it's your anonymity and the sheer volume of verbiage you flood us with. Don't force me to censor you. I get no pleasure from it.
-Joe Offer-